novelapdf Chapter 304 Speak Less and Listen More
Chapter 304 Speak Less and Listen More
When Mo Chengyue woke up the next day, the calming incense had burned out, and the bamboo shadows outside the window fell obliquely on the floor. For once, there was no alarm from the array plate in the room, nor did Princess Peacock knock on the door to urge him to finish.
He lay on the bed, staring at the roof beams for a moment, his feelings quite complicated.
I slept quite well last night.
This is suspicious.
The fact that the disciples of Qingquan Peak can sleep well is itself a sign of some kind of impending disaster.
Mo Chengyue sat up, first looking at the doors and windows, then at the robes on the table, and finally at the half-empty sachet by the bed.
He whispered, "Senior Sister Lin's incense is definitely something special."
Wenren Ji's voice came from outside the door.
"Third Senior Brother."
Mo Chengyue pulled the blanket up.
"Junior brother, if you come to tell my second senior sister to let me practice swordsmanship, I can pretend to be sick now."
Wenren Ji stood outside the door, holding the ancient sword, his tone serious.
"Your master will pass this on to you."
Mo Chengyue remained silent for a moment.
"Has she woken up?"
Wenren Ji said, "He's awake."
Mo Chengyue asked, "Have you eaten?"
Wenren Ji said, "I ate it."
Mo Chengyue then asked, "How are you feeling?"
Wenren Ji thought for a moment.
"good."
Mo Chengyue lifted the covers and began to change his clothes.
"The word 'not bad' is the most dangerous comment on Qingquan Peak."
Wenren Ji said, "My eldest brother is here too."
Mo Chengyue was a beat too slow.
"That would be even more dangerous."
Wenren Ji looked up at the wooden door.
"Third Senior Brother, aren't you coming out?"
Mo Chengyue put on the dark blue robe that Qin Wanzhuang had given him, and then adjusted his cuffs in front of the bronze mirror.
"come out."
Wenren Ji saw him push the door open and glance at him a few more times.
Mo Chengyue looked down at the hem of his clothes.
"What's wrong?"
Wenren Ji said, "New."
Mo Chengyue said, "It was given to me by my second senior sister."
Wenren Ji said, "It's beautiful."
Mo Chengyue immediately raised his hand and pressed down on his shoulder.
"Junior brother, you can only say these words to me today. Don't let your second senior sister hear them."
Wenrenji asked, "Why?"
Mo Chengyue said, "She'll think your taste has improved, and then she'll make you change it too."
Wenren Ji hugged the ancient sword tightly.
"No change."
Mo Chengyue nodded.
"Very good, Qingquan Peak has saved another frugal disciple."
When the two arrived outside the cave at Qingquan Peak, Xie Buci was already leaning against the stone railing, his purple robe loose, and he was holding a peach blossom that he had picked from somewhere.
When he saw Mo Chengyue, his peach blossom eyes lit up.
"Oh, Junior Brother, you look quite dashing today! Which fairy bestowed this upon you?"
Mo Chengyue cupped his hands in greeting.
Good morning, Senior Brother.
Xie Buci laughed and said, "Stop with the nonsense, answer the question."
Mo Chengyue said, "The sect will share the same concerns."
Xie Buci clicked his tongue.
"When did Qingquan Peak have such a good thing? How come I didn't know?"
Mo Chengyue said earnestly, "Because you have too many clothes, the sect feels that you don't need any special care."
Xie Buci looked down at his clothes.
"That's called elegance."
Wenren Ji said, "Dew."
Xie Buci looked at him.
"Junior brother, you've been corrupted by your second junior sister."
Wenren Ji said, "Second Senior Sister said I'm not allowed to imitate you."
Xie Buci tucked the peach blossom behind his ear.
"She's just jealous of my popularity."
Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, do you dare say that to Second Senior Sister's face?"
Xie Buci picked the peach blossoms.
"I'm the kind of person who knows how to keep things in check."
Mo Chengyue said, "To put it another way, it means 'I dare not'."
Xie did not hesitate to laugh and scold.
"You've got some nerve today."
Yan Chenyu's lazy voice came from inside the cave.
"Come in, everyone. Standing outside making noise is making me want to go back to sleep."
Mo Chengyue immediately became serious.
"Master summons me, and I dare not be negligent."
Xie Buci whispered, "Your ability to change your expression is becoming more and more like that of the old fox from the Sutra Repository."
Wenren Ji said, "Elder Chen will punish him."
Mo Chengyue said, "Junior Brother, you're getting better and better at finishing off enemies."
The three entered the cave.
Yan Chenyu leaned against the soft couch, her black hair hanging down beside the snow fox fur, with half a plate of spiritual fruit beside her. She looked as if she had just woken up, yet also as if she could fall asleep again at any moment.
She looked up at the three of them.
"sit."
Mo Chengyue found a spot closest to the door.
Xie Buci laughed and said, "Why are you sitting so far away? Are you afraid your master will eat you?"
Mo Chengyue said, "Respect for teachers begins with maintaining distance."
Yan Chenyu picked up a spiritual fruit and took a small bite.
"Chengyue".
Mo Chengyue immediately sat up straight.
"Disciple is here."
Yan Chenyu said, "Your clothes are nice."
Mo Chengyue said, "Second Senior Sister is concerned for her fellow disciples and is afraid that my shabby clothes will tarnish the reputation of Qingquan Peak."
Xie Buci laughed out loud.
"If my second junior sister hears you say that, she'll make you practice until dawn tonight."
Mo Chengyue said, "If you keep this a secret for me, I'm willing to change that sentence to 'Master's discerning eye recognizes the clothes.'"
Yan Chenyu looked at him slowly.
Stop joking.
Mo Chengyue immediately shut up.
Yan Chenyu put the spirit fruit back into the plate.
"The Supreme Elder of Wuyou Peak will be giving a lecture today."
Xie Buci gently twirled the peach blossom in his hand.
"Worry-Free Peak?"
Mo Chengyue blinked.
"Master, which Supreme Elder?"
Yan Chenyu said, "There are some elders in the sect who don't usually show their faces, and their names are rarely mentioned."
Mo Chengyue asked, "Then why did he suddenly start preaching?"
Yan Chenyu said, "He said that the ancient dual cultivation method of our sect has been passed down for too long and no one has listened to it seriously. If we don't explain it now, the younger generation will just guess at the pictures."
Xie Buci looked at Mo Chengyue.
"Does that sound like you're being targeted?"
Mo Chengyue remained unfazed.
"Senior Brother, I am the guard of the Sutra Repository and have always respected the classics."
Xie Buci said, "You're so respectful that you lent the book to Junior Sister Xiao, making her run out of her quiet room to practice her sword?"
Mo Chengyue immediately coughed.
"That was an academic exchange."
Wenren Ji looked at him.
"Third Senior Brother, you've gotten into trouble again?"
Mo Chengyue said, "It's not about causing trouble, but about promoting the revival of the sect's ancient methods."
Yan Chenyu smiled.
"Chengyue, not bad, you've made something of yourself."
Mo Chengyue lowered his head.
"Master, when you praise me, I always feel like I have to take back what I got in return."
Yan Chenyu said, "I'll go listen to the lecture today."
Mo Chengyue asked, "Disciple and Senior Brother?"
Yan Chenyu said, "You two."
Xie Buci raised an eyebrow.
"Me too?"
Yan Chenyu looked at him.
"You're not using ancient methods to achieve the Golden Elixir?"
Xie Buci laughed and said, "In my opinion, someone like me who has already gone astray doesn't need to take up a seat."
Yan Chenyu said, "You're going so that others will know that Qingquan Peak has not lost its lineage."
Xie Buci put away some of his joking.
"Understood."
Mo Chengyue asked, "Master, isn't Second Senior Sister going?"
Yan Chenyu said, "Wanzhuang follows the way of the sword, not the ancient methods of our sect."
Wenren Ji asked, "And me?"
Yan Chenyu glanced at him.
"Neither do you."
Wenren Ji let out a soft "oh".
Mo Chengyue turned to look at him.
"Junior brother, you seem a little disappointed."
Wenren Ji said, "No."
Xie Buci laughed and said, "He's afraid that no one will practice swordsmanship with him."
Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, don't say such terrible things out loud."
Yan Chenyu said slowly, "The Wuyou Peak Forum is a rare opportunity. How much one can listen to depends on their own abilities."
Mo Chengyue asked, "Master, what is that Supreme Elder's temperament like?"
Yan Chenyu thought for a moment.
"A little better than Elder Chen."
Mo Chengyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Chenyu added a sentence.
"Also limited."
Mo Chengyue swallowed his anger again.
Xie Buci patted him on the shoulder.
"What are you afraid of? You survived in the library."
Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, this is not comforting, it's reopening old wounds."
Yan Chenyu tossed a token to Xie Buci.
"Take this. When you reach Wuyou Peak, someone will guide you."
Xie Buci accepted the command token.
"Rest assured, Master."
Yan Chenyu then looked at Mo Chengyue.
"Chengyue".
Mo Chengyue replied, "Disciple is here."
Yan Chenyu said, "Speak less, listen more."
Mo Chengyue nodded.
"Disciple understands."
Yan Chenyu said, "Especially don't talk nonsense in front of the Supreme Elder."
Mo Chengyue's expression was very sincere.
"I have always been honest when I am away from home."
Xie Buci laughed so hard his shoulders shook.
Wenren Ji also glanced at him.
Mo Chengyue looked at the two of them.
"What kind of reaction is this?"
Xie Buci replied, "No, I was just thinking about something happy."
Wenren Ji said, "Me too."
Mo Chengyue sighed, "The camaraderie among the disciples of Qingquan Peak is as thin as the hem of our eldest brother's robe."
Xie Buci looked down at himself.
"Junior brother, your words are getting increasingly harsh. Who taught you that?"
Mo Chengyue said, "The environment."
Yan Chenyu waved her hand.
"Go."